================================================================== WebMaster 3.0 Auto-Install ------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-English Speakers: In WebMaster, Press F2 to Change Language ================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------ THANKS FOR TRYING WEBMASTER! -- Read this file for important info. ------------------------------------------------------------------ When you start WebMaster for the first time (by double-clicking the WMASTER3.EXE icon), the program auto-installs and creates a WebMaster program group. No other setup is required. WEBMASTER is your personal & professional World Wide Web Organizer! I hope you enjoy the test drive! There is no time limit, though registration messages will appear as a friendly reminder that the program is Shareware. Please register--Just $10! You may pass the Shareware Version to your friends, co-workers, neighbors, and outerspace aliens [Teachers, Developers, Publishers: See end of this file for Info]. You may NOT share your password, so please just give them the original, unzipped, unregistered WMASTER3.ZIP file! My pet woof says "Thanks!" [Bark!] ------------------ WHAT IS WEBMASTER? ------------------ WebMaster is a versatile, Billion-Record Capacity Web Page and E-mail address book that lets you: + Build and maintain multiple lists, compiled lists, keyword lists (by Category, Name, or even File Type) + Export as Web Page, Text, ODBC, or FoxPro-compatible database files + Trade addresses between browsers or other applications + Print addresses to your printer in clean, attractive format + Keep notes on the sites you visit + And More--Add WebMaster to your toolbox of useful Internet utilities! I originally wrote the program to screen my computer's files, collecting ALL the Web and E-mail addresses that were buried there. If you're like me, you may save a few Web pages or other files to your computer while on Internet but rarely have the time or energy to pore through them for the gold nuggets. It's too much work to type every single address ever encountered, and much more fun to "scan" them directly into WebMaster. WebMaster scans all non- encrypted file and address types currently known (incl. Non-Web and Virtual Reality Markup Language [VRML] docs)! ---------------------------- WHAT IS WEBMASTER USED FOR ? ---------------------------- Some use WebMaster to scan newsgroups (to build a client or topic e-mail list), monthly "Hot Pick" lists from the Web or CD-ROM, even Yahoo search results they don't want filling up their bookmark list. WebMaster is a good alternative to many browser lists, which often have length limits or simply do not offer the many features WebMaster provides. You can also use WebMaster to publish and distribute your own custom lists to customers, subscribers, or other targets. Or, you may be curious about what's buried in the hundreds (thousands?) of files on your computer right now. That's how WebMaster began! ---------------------- *NEW* FEATURES FOR 3.0 ---------------------- + The entire WebMaster installation is 1/3 the size of previous versions, with a better screen layout and 100x the scan speed. + You can select an entire directory of files to scan in one pass. + Visual "tabbed index" allows you to quickly page to sections of your list, by alphabet. + Easier to maintain multiple lists. + Registered users can now export addresses as a Web Pages--handy if you collect Web OR E-mail addresses you'd like to see in your own custom clickable "hot" list. Web Pages (HTMLs) you generate with WM3 include a clickable index at the top of every page! + Multi-lingual interface, plus "Custom" for additional languages. + European diacritical characters are auto-translated and displayed. + WM3 can export to hotlist/bookmark files for most major browsers. + The program has been completely rewritten from scratch; some detailed improvements are too numerous to mention! ---------------- AUTHOR'S NOTE... ---------------- I have put my heart and hard effort into this program in hopes that you will enjoy it (and I hope, like it enough to register). Your comments, feedback, and humor, are welcome and valued! Thank you to the people who have written words of encouragement during what has been a difficult time for me, for many reasons. Your registrations and support have literally kept food on my plate. To all--Don't be discouraged. Don't give up your dreams... To see the complete Thank-you List, see Special Thanks in Online Help. What's next? More high-quality $10 shareware programs, if I can manage it! Anyone interested in a full 32-bit version of WebMaster? Unicode support? Any companies out there interested in hiring me or collaborating? Feedback? Suggestions? Just want to say hi? Write to: --- / o o \ { . } \ \_/ / --- Martin The BrainStorm Co. P.O. Box 1333 Studio City, CA 91614 U.S.A. BrainCo@aol.com --------------------------------- DEVELOPERS, PUBLISHERS, TEACHERS! --------------------------------- Distribution of *Unregistered* WebMaster (Shareware Version) is FREE and encouraged, according to the rules below. If you commercially publish it, please send a copy of the media you've produced. If you include WM3 in coursework, kindly drop me a note about it! SEND ADDRESS LISTS TO YOUR CUSTOMERS/CLIENTS -------------------------------------------- WebMaster is PERFECT for browser-independent address sharing. Export your WebMaster list as a Database, then include the pair of database files (WEBSTUFF.DBF+WEBSTUFF.FPT) with the original shareware ZIP file (WMASTER3.ZIP) - that's 3 files total. Please observe: 1) ONLY Distribute the original, intact WMASTER3.ZIP Shareware File 2) Do NOT create or release any registration password/s 3) Properly identify WebMaster 3.0 as Shareware 4) You may include comments/unzip instructions. 5) Instruct your recipients how to "Import" your database. [Note: You can distribute later lists w/o WMASTER3.ZIP] YOU are welcome to package/integrate Shareware WebMaster 3 with your media! "You" includes, but is not limited to: Browser/Online Services, CD-ROM Publishers, Web/Shareware Publishers, Programmers, Integrators, and Other People with Cool Ideas. SEND WM3 TO THE NORTH POLE! --------------------------- If you plan large-scale distribution of WM3 with your product, please contact The BrainStorm Co. at the above address (if for no other reason, to offer some advance warning!). This will undoubtedly lower the tech support burden on all of us just a little. If you have any remaining questions/doubts, don't hesitate to contact! ---------------------- WMASTER3.ZIP contains: ---------------------- ADDRESS.CDX ADDRESS.DBF ADDRESS.FPT CTL3D.DLL FILE_ID.DIZ GROUPS.LST LANGUAGE.DAT README.TXT REGISTER.TXT SAMPLE.HTM SCDX2016.DLL SDE2016.DLL WMASTER3.INI WMASTER3.EXE WMASTER3.HLP Note: The DLL files may not be immediately visible if you have instructed Windows to hide system-type files. --------------------------- Thank you for your support! --------------------------- This shareware is subject to a license agreement. It is not provide for any unusual limitations as far as shareware goes, but the legal system requires you to read and agree to the license BEFORE you use the software. I know how we all feel about long, rambling legal documents, but if I even hint that you shouldn't feel obligated to read it, I'm not legally protected. So there it is. Please read the license agreement! To read the license terms before using the software, double-click the WMASTER3.HLP file and click on the topic "Disclaimers & Legal Stuff."